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Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Bauer, Commissioners VanScoy, Anderson, Gengler, <br /> Johnson, Peters, and Woestehoff. Voting No: None. Absent: None. <br /> Chairperson Bauer closed the public hearing closed at 7:09 p.m. <br /> Commission Business <br /> Motion by Commissioner Johnson, seconded by Commissioner Peters, to recommend that City <br /> Council adopt Resolution#20-028 Approving Amended Preliminary Plat of Riverstone Addition. <br /> Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Bauer, Commissioners Johnson, Peters, Anderson, <br /> Gengler, VanScoy, and Woestehoff Voting No: None. Absent: None. <br /> 5.02: Public Hearing: Review Preliminary Plat for Garden View Villas (DC Townhomes); <br /> Project#19-136 <br /> Public Hearing <br /> Chairperson Bauer called the public hearing to order at 7:10 p.m. <br /> Presentation <br /> Senior Planner McGuire Brigl presented the staff report stating staff recommends adoption of <br /> Resolution #20-002 approving Preliminary Plat for Garden View Villas with the following <br /> contingencies: updated Landscaping Plan, approval by City Attorney and City Engineer, and staff <br /> approval of Architectural Plans. <br /> Commissioner Anderson asked if the front of the home would face to the north towards the R-1 <br /> PUD area. <br /> Senior Planner McGuire Brigl replied that the homes will be built as standard homes with the <br /> front of the home facing the driveway. <br /> Councilmember Musgrove asked if the homes are built offsite in Minnesota. <br /> Senior Planner McGuire Brigl commented that she believed the applicant has chosen a builder in <br /> Wisconsin but noted that there are similar builders in Minnesota. <br /> Commissioner VanScoy asked if additional landscaping is being requested because of the smaller <br /> buffer zone. <br /> Senior Planner McGuire Brigl stated that the City Code requires base landscaping and in addition <br /> this would require density transitioning. She noted that additional landscaping is often chosen to <br /> provide the density transitioning. <br /> Planning Commission/February 6, 2020 <br /> Page 3 of 18 <br />